Why is hawthorn called a medicinal fruit? Hawthorn fruit can be eaten raw or made as a preserved fruit cake, and can be used as medicine after drying. A good medicine for resolving phlegm, it has good curative effect on chest, diaphragm, spleen distention, hernia, blood stasis, amenorrhea and other diseases.

Vitexin, a flavonoid compound in hawthorn, is a drug with a strong anticancer effect, and its extract has a certain inhibitory effect on the growth, proliferation, invasion and metastasis of cancer cells in vivo.

Quickly learn the simple practice of hawthorn.

Hawthorn Jam.

Materials: 370 grams of fresh hawthorn, 150 grams of sugar, 50 grams of water, and 1 slice of lemon.

Practice:

1. First wash the hawthorn to remove the nuts.

2. Put the hawthorn and sugar into the bread machine, and add the lemon juice.

3. Finally start the jam program, and the delicious hawthorn jam will be ready in 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Candied Hawthorn.

Ingredients: 500 grams of hawthorn, 250 grams of sugar, and 250 grams of water.

Practice:

1. Wash the hawthorn, dry the surface with kitchen paper, and remove the core.

2. Put the sugar and water together in a pot, bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce the heat and cook the syrup until thick. At this time, add the hawthorn balls and keep stirring over low heat.

3. During this process, the pectin in the hawthorn will be slowly released and the white syrup will be dyed red until it is very viscous and the hawthorn is translucent.

Taboo crowd.

People with bad stomach.

Hawthorn contains a large amount of organic acids, which can stimulate the secretion of a large amount of gastric acid, thereby stimulating the gastric mucosa and causing discomfort such as stomach fullness.

Especially for people with weak gastrointestinal function or serious stomach diseases, such as gastritis, gastric ulcer, etc., eating hawthorn is easy to aggravate symptoms such as acid reflux, heartburn, and stomach pain.

Pregnant woman.

Hawthorn has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, which can stimulate the uterus and cause uterine contractions. Eating too much may increase the risk of miscarriage. Therefore, pregnant women should take it with caution to avoid adverse effects on the fetus.

People who have dental disease or are in the period of changing teeth.

Hawthorn has a sour taste and has a certain stimulating effect on the teeth after eating. People who have dental disease or are in the process of getting their teeth replaced have sensitive teeth. After eating hawthorn, it can cause toothache.

Diabetic patients.

Hawthorn is high in sugar. Excessive consumption by diabetics may lead to elevated blood sugar. For people with poor or unstable blood sugar control, avoid hawthorn.

People allergic to hawthorn.

Some people with allergies may experience allergic symptoms such as skin redness and itching after eating hawthorn. Such people are not suitable for eating hawthorn.

In daily life, we can also utilize the medicinal value of hawthorn.